A watershed protection project will help deter
future mudslides and flooding from the burn
scar on the mountains above Alpine in Utah
County. The effort involved $1.8 million in
federal funding and Alpine.

The Utah and BYU rivalry is heating up again, only this time it's off the
field. Former Bingham High star Harvey Langi started his playing
career at Utah and now wants to transfer to BYU after serving a church
mission. The Utes aren't happy about it.

Like many other Salt Lake bands, Bludgeon Muffin has a dream to
make their music their career. But, hearkening back to musician and
activist Bob Marley, the reggae band also hopes their music will inspire
people to pick up their instruments

By its own estimate, the government made about $100 billion in
payments last year to people who may not have been entitled to
receive them — tax credits to families that didn't qualify,
unemployment benefits to people who had jobs and medical payments
for treatments that might not have been necessary.

Utahns — and Americans — overwhelmingly believe the nation's immigration system is broken and Congress needs to address the issue this year, new polls commissioned by the Partnership for a New American Economy show.

As petitions urging Utah to drop its fight against same-sex marriage
were delivered to the governor Wednesday, the attorney general's
office said it intends to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the
coming weeks.

Republican congressional candidate Mia Love said Wednesday she's
flattered at being labeled a "surefire winner" by a Washington blogger,
but she's taking nothing for granted in her race against Democrat
Doug Owens.

As a young Tongan boy, Toni Vakaafi dreamed of
running in the Olympic Games. A son of a poor
fisherman, who endured many trials, his dream
didn't look likely. After many years of
hardship, Toni's goal may just become a
reality.

My husband and I wanted to take our kids on a vacation, but an expensive trip wasn't in the budget. We came up with a way for the whole family to help finance our trip and ended up with some great memories and a wonderful learning experience.

The state Division of Occupational and
Professional Licensing has stripped a Utah
doctor living on the island of Saipan of his
license to prescribe controlled substances.
Dr.
Paul Marie Gahlinger, however, says he has
done
nothing wrong.

You wouldn't go into a clothing store and
negotiate the price of a pair of jeans, but if
you aren't negotiating when buying a car you
are probably paying more than you should. Here
are seven tips on how you make sure you get the
best price possible.

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Center of Excellence was
outfitted with 126 solar panels, which are expected to save the
association about 8,000 per year — money which it plans on using to
power future athletes' gold medal goals.